Local database mode

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The KSYS subsystems Failure Detection Engine (FDE) performs a quick query task every 30 seconds to check the state of VIOS database. If the Shared Storage Pool (SSP) state of VIOS database comes down, the FDE sends the database status to the KSYS subsystem. The KSYS subsystem modifies the VIOS database status to local mode. When the VIOS is in local mode, the messages about the file system and health monitoring from the host monitor (HM) are written in the local file, instead of the VIOS database.

Local mode messaging (putmsg) is appended with the AIX Family (AF) cluster.

Consider the following restrictions when the VIOS is in local database mode:

You cannot update HA configuration (for example, disable/enable the HA monitoring feature).
The automatic cleanup feature is not supported because the Virtual I/O Server does not have database access. You must initiate the VM cleanup operation manually.
A new application is added, but the name of the newly added application is not displayed at the KSYS subsystem level query. The other information about the application is displayed correctly.